Primary radical
酉 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 醒.
酉 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 醒.
星 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 4 · to remind; to call attention to; to warn of
HSK 4 · to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
HSK 6 · clear-headed; sober; awake
HSK 7-9 · to wake sb; to rouse
HSK 7-9 · to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware
HSK 7-9 · to come to; to awaken; to regain consciousness
to wake up, to startle; to sober up
醒 has 16 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
酉 is the radical in 醒. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
提醒 (tíxǐng): to remind; to call attention to; to warn of; 醒 (xǐng): to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to; 清醒 (qīngxǐng): clear-headed; sober; awake.